Three arraigned for alleged theft

Three men have been arraigned before a Lagos State magistrate court, Ikeja for stealing and for obtaining N6,697,000 under false pretext.

The defendant are Ibrahim Sulieman 30 years, Habeeb Quadri 42 years and Rauf Adebayo 44 years.

They were arraigned before the court presided by magistrate Mrs. E.A. Fabanwo last week on a three count charge of obtaining money under false pretext.

The Police prosecutor, Inspector A. Samson alleged that the defendants, on May 14 about 10.45am at Ogba conspired to commit felony to wit obtaining money under false pretext and thereby committed an offence and punishable under section 409 of the criminal law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011.

According Inspector Samson, the defendants had under false pretext obtained the sum of N6,697,000 from one Temilola Akintayo to import fabrics for her knowing same to be false and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 312(1a)(3) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011.

The defendant were also alleged to have stolen N6,697,000 being property of one Temilola Akintayo and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 285(1)of the criminal law of Lagos State of Nigeria 2011.

The defendant pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them.

Magistrate Fabanwo thereafter granted them bail in the sum of N500,000 each and two sureties in the like sum.